Happy Friday, and welcome to Bible Study Snacks! Thank you for joining me as we walk together through the richness of God's spoken word, and wisdom. I hope you had a great week, and that today finds you in good health, and strong in faith!
This week, we continue our study on The First Epistle of John, or 1 John. The Gospel of John is sometimes confused with The First Epistle of John, but there is a distinguishable difference. The former was designed to produce faith in order that we might have life (John 20:30-31).
The latter describes the nature of that life in greater detail, for example 1 John 3:14. I strongly believe that by studying The First Epistle of John we might better understand the importance of living the kind of life that God offers through His Son Jesus Christ.
The studies presented here are brief, yet packed full of good information for everyone regardless of your level of biblical knowledge. I might also add that these quick studies make perfect small group discussion starters!
As always, I whole-heartedly believe in the importance that any Bible study should begin with prayer. If you have your Bible ready, let us pray together...
"Heavenly father, please guide us as we study your Word today; I pray that our hearts and our minds will be open so that we will not only receive your Gospel, but learn from it as well; you are the Light of the world, Lord, and your Spirit will illuminate our path as we journey through your teachings. In the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. Amen"
If you are taking notes for yourself, or using this for a bible study with others, here are some things to think about for this week's lesson...
THINK ABOUT:
* Distinguishing the spirit of truth from the spirit of error.
* How God’s love should impact our love for one another.
For your convenience, here is a summary of this week's lesson, specifically 1 John 4:1-21:
John cautions his readers not to believe everyone who claims to be led by the Spirit, but to test them (1 John 4:1-6). He then exhorts them to manifest brotherly love in keeping with the character and example of God’s love as demonstrated in the sacrifice of His Son (1 John 4:7-21).
REVIEW QUESTIONS:
1) Why should one not believe every spirit? (1 John 4:1)
2) If one is truly led by the Spirit of God, what will they confess? (1 John 4:2)
3) What did John say about the coming of Antichrist? (1 John 4:3)
4) What did John write about their ability to overcome? (1 John 4:4)
5) How does one discern between the spirit of truth and the spirit of error? (1 John 4:6) - c.f.1 Corinthians 14:37; 1 Thessalonians 2:13
6) Why should we love one another? (1 John 4:7-8)
7) How was God’s love for us manifested? (1 John 4:9-10)
8) How can we ensure that God will abide in us? (1 John 4:12-16)
9) When we love one another as we should, what does it give us? (1 John 4:17-18)
10) If we claim to love God, but hate our brother, what does that make us? Why? (1 John 4: 20)
11) What are the main points of this chapter? Test the ______ (1 John 4:1-6); God is ______ (1 John 4:7-21)
After completing this week's study, I encourage you to go back and read through the material again. Take your time and read each topic and scripture reference as many times as you feel necessary. Keep in mind that by doing this, you just might see something new that you overlooked the first time around!
As we journey through the Bible together, I will continue to pray that God’s message will come through to you loud and crystal clear. Until next time, I wish everyone a blessed week!
God bless you!
Sheri
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